Georges Pillement
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Georges Pillement was a French writer, translator and photographer. He was born in Mayet
in the Loire
region. He won the Prix des Deux Magots
for his novel Plaisir d'amour in 1937.
From 1941, he published books devoted to the preservation of ancient monuments and continued his work on television, as well as the establishment of associations and a traveling exhibition in the 1960s.
Mayet
Mayet is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
in the Loire
Loire
Loire is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.-History:Loire was created in 1793 when after just 3½ years the young Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two. This was a response to counter-Revolutionary activities in Lyon...
region. He won the Prix des Deux Magots
Prix des Deux Magots
The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt....
for his novel Plaisir d'amour in 1937.
From 1941, he published books devoted to the preservation of ancient monuments and continued his work on television, as well as the establishment of associations and a traveling exhibition in the 1960s.